Unemployment Benefit

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Ron_H

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What happens if somebody on Unemployment Benefit has a baby? Since they would not be available for work (at least for the first few months) I would assume that they would no longer be entitled to Unemployment Benefit. Is there any type of maternity benefit for the unemployed?
 
You are entitled to your UB, the conditions re seeking work and availability are waived for a number of months after the birth of your child. remember to claim the additional allowance for the child on your UB.
 
http://www.welfare.ie/foi/ub_unempben.html

Do a search of the document (ctrl F) for maternity. This is what it says:

(c) Maternity Leave
Pregnancy, including confinement, is not considered to be an incapacity for the purposes of Disability Benefit, or Unemployment Benefit/Assistance. A person who is pregnant but who does not satisfy the contribution conditions for Maternity Benefit or Disability Benefit, and is not in receipt of wages from her employer, may be considered to satisfy the conditions of being available for and genuinely seeking work during pregnancy, including confinement in hospital or at home, unless there are other factors which could call her general availability for work into question. Such persons may be paid UB.
Budget 2002 provided for an extension of Maternity Benefit from 14 consecutive weeks to 18 consecutive weeks. Budget 2006 provided for a further extension of Maternity Benefit from 18 weeks to 22 weeks. The special signing and payment arrangements which apply to UB customers are now for a period of 22 weeks in all cases.

Hope this helps
 
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